Sad-iron



(Nomodel.)

P. MIGHELS 85 J. KLEMMER.

SAD IRON. No. 385,365. Patented July 3, 1888.

/l//ll/l/lllllllll/L UNITED STATES PETER MICHELS AND JOHANN KLEMMER, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 385,365, dated July 3,188B.

(No model.)

To LZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER MIorIELs, a citizen of the UnitedStates ofAmerica, and JOHANN KLEMMER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, bothresiding at Chicago, in the county of-Cool and State of Illinois, havein vented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which thefollowing is a speciiieation, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the class of sadirons heated by fuel fromtheir inside; and our improvements consist in certain novel devices andcombinations ofdevices hereinafter described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsJigu rel represents a longitudinal verticalsection through center line, and Fig. 2 a sectional plan ofthe sad-ironon line :e win Fig. l, and Fig. 3, a rear end elevation of the same.

Corresponding letters in the several figures of the drawings designatelike paris.

A denotes the body of the sad-iron, being a hollow easing of the usualshape, open on top, and provided witha grate, a, formed therein a shortdistance above the bottoiiicf the same, the space between such bottomand grate providing an ashlpit, I), which at the same time forms thechannel for atmospheric air to pass through the grate t to the fuelspread thereon, and at the rear ofthe casing an opening, c, is providedfor air to be admitted into ash-pit b, which opening c is guarded on itsbottoni by an inclined extension and by two side plates, e, to preventashes or coal from dropping ont while the sad-iron is being used. Abovethis opening the rear of the easing has secured or east on two sidestripsf, forming the guides for a vertically sliding gate, g, by whichthe size of opening@ can be adjusted or closed entirely for regulatingthe combustion of the incandescent coal upon the grate a. y

To the top edge of one side of casing A is pivotally connected by ahinge, 7L, the cover B, having lugs t' under its rear corners and alug,j, under its forward end, on which the cover will rest when closed,so as to providea shallow opening between such cover B and the iop edgesof the easing A, through which the gases of combustion will escape.rllhis cover B, when closed, will be locked by a springhook, K, securedagainst the side of' casing A, which spring-hook K must be pushed backfor opening the cover. The cover Bis provided with two standards, Z,between which a turned wooden handle, m, is secured by a wire, n, passedthrough a central hole of handle m and through holes in both standardsZ, where its ends are riveted.

Against the rear face of rear standard Z is pivotally suspended on arivet, o, an arm, p, that upon -opening cover B will swing by itsgravity until it rests upon ashoulder, q, formed to the top of standardZ, and thus be sustained in a rectangular position relative to suolistand ard or parallel with the face of the cover. The end of this arm pwill bear against the side of casting A,and will thereby preventthecoverB from dropping below its horizontal position, and will prevent thehandle m from coming into Contact with the heated surface of the castingA.

In a sad-iron, the combination, with easing or body A, ofeover B,secured by hinge 7L and provided with standards Z, for securing handlem, one of which standards Zhas a shoulder, q, and of arm p, pivotedagainst such standard l and swinging against shoulder 1, allsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures `in presence of twowitnesses.

PETER MIGHELS, JOHANN KLEMMER.

1Witnesses: WILLIAM H. LoTz,

OTTO LUBKERT.

